Contents

Editorial

Regular Papers

Distance language learning via Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (SCMC): Eight factors affecting NS-NNS chat interaction
Yoshiko Okuyama
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Collaborative interaction as the process of task completion
Nobue Tanaka
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How well do self-access CALL materials support self-directed learning?
Hayo Reinders & Marilyn Lewis
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Building language-learning environments to help technological university students develop English independent learning
Shih-Yin (Stella) Hsu
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Forums

Spoken Internet to go: Popularization through Podcasting
Steve McCarty 
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Al-Maqha: A low-tech web café for foreign language learners
Helle Lykke Nielsen, Gunna Funder Hansen & Maria Kyung Overgaard
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Understanding culture through poetry: A task based project using multimedia and online video
Aiden dela Cruz-Yeh
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C@lling Japan